From 5b1b99c4ed38fe76667c3814c52b022c9f1a519e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Axel Burri Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 00:57:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] documentation: btrbk.conf.5: add explanation on hostname and caches --- doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc b/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc index 7b2f719..3294aab 100644 --- a/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc +++ b/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc @@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ inconvenience. If a '' is specified, btrbk actions for '' (shell commands) are executed via ssh, using the "ssh_" options described below. + +Note that btrbk keeps mountpoint and btrfs-tree information per +'hostname': specifying different 'ssh_port' for the same host, +e.g. for several virtual machines listening on same address, will NOT +work. If you need this, define alias host names for each vm. -- @@ -245,6 +250,13 @@ Note that using ``long-iso'' has implications on the scheduling, see *ssh_port* |default:: Port to connect to on the remote host. Defaults to ``default'' (the port specified in 'ssh_config', which defaults to 22). ++ +-- +Note that btrbk keeps mountpoint and btrfs-tree information per +'hostname': specifying different 'ssh_port' for the same host, +e.g. for several virtual machines listening on same address, will NOT +work. If you need this, define alias host names for each vm. +-- *ssh_compression* yes|no:: Enables or disables the compression of ssh connections. Defaults